Secondary Early Career Teacher (ECT) Full Time

ARK SCHOOLS

Secondary Early Career Teacher (ECT) – London

Are you currently completing your teacher training via university, Teach First or School Direct?

As an Early Career Teacher (ECT), it is important that you have support with your wellbeing, your teaching and your future career as well as making an impact for students from diverse backgrounds.

Across Ark Schools in London, we have a focus on building a pipeline of Secondary Early Career Teachers (ECTs) for various subjects where you can join us and make a difference where it matters most. We have a particular interest in the following subjects:

• Maths
• Science – Biology, Chemistry or Physics
• Computing
• Business Studies
• Design & Technology
• Geography
• MFL – French and/or Spanish

Start date: September 2023 or sooner if available.

Location: London

Contract: Permanent and Full Time

Salary: Ark pay scale (£33,209 – £37,054) – 2.5% higher than London scales

About Ark & our ECT programme

Ark is a network of 39 schools with a focus to provide excellent education and opportunities to all children, regardless of their background. We have 27 schools in London that are supported by a Regional Director, as well as the Ark Central Team.

Alongside our Schools, we have Ark Ventures that focus on projects within Early Years, Curriculum, Overseas Education, STEM and Local Communities.

Our ECT Programme offers a two-year induction with support from an in-school mentor and Ark ECT tutor. With sessions in-person and online, you’ll get a chance to meet a range of ECTs across the network and offer peer support and ideas.

Ark Benefits

• Salary: Our salaries for teaching staff are 2.5% higher than main the pay scale.
• Wellbeing: Full access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice, and a range of different support to both you and your family.
• Training: We offer double the amount of training time within working hours and have additional INSET days to allow time for bespoke training to suit you and your school’s needs.
• Career Progression: support with a Masters or NPQ qualification
• Ark Rewards: Our gym discounts offer up to 40% off your local gym as well as a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers.
• We also offer interest-free loans to staff of up to £5,000 for season tickets or to buy a bicycle.

Register your interest.

If you want to find out more, we welcome you to contact us for an informal, confidential chat. Please send an up-to-date CV to Scarlett Armstrong who will be back in touch to find out more.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. To meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link